Honor Vallor Presents at Interfaith Conference

Religious studies faculty Honor Vallor and interdisciplinary studies alum Willow Teegarden
will give presentations on The Sacredness of Water at the Oregon Coast Center in Newport on September 27 and 28, 2013.

Vallor and Teegarden, along with author Matt Love, will speak on issues of waterfrom
their faith and/or spiritual traditions. Subjects covered will include Protestant
environmental ethics; water ceremonies that focus on fish symbolism; rain as the most
treasured resource in the Northwest; sun dance and water; Celtic spirituality and
water symbolism; and the Crystal Springs salmon habitat restoration project.

Honor Vallor is a faculty member in the Department of Religious Studies. Her focus is the complementarity of spirit and nature as it reflects ethical concern
for all sentient beings and regard for sustainability of communities—ecological, animal
and human.